State Merited Chorus: Victory Day

Korean: 승리의 날 Russian: День Победы Composition: David Tukhmanov (Дави́д Тухма́нов) Lyrics: Vladimir Kharitonov (Владимир Харитонов) Singer: Kim Ki-yong (김기영) Conductor: Stanislav Semyonovich Kalinin From the Korean Peoples Army Merited Chorus Friendship Concert (조선인민군공훈합창단 《친선음악회》) (2002) - Victory Day is a holiday that commemorates the surrender of Nazi Germany in 1945. It was first inaugurated in the 15 republics of the Soviet Union, following the signing of the German Instrument of Surrender late in the evening on 8 May 1945. The Soviet government announced the victory early on 9 May after the signing ceremony in Berlin. Though the official inauguration occurred in 1945 the holiday became a non-labour day only in 1965 and only in certain Soviet republics. - Kim Jong Il appre